Commode.



Nona-0.843.* PAT'ENTBD MM2-4,1905.. M. T. WHITE.

COMMODE APPLICATION FILED I'AY 7, 1904.

UNITED STATES` Y Patented January 24, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE;

COMMO'DE.

4SPECIFICUJIION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,848, dated January 24, 1905.

' Application nea May 7,1904. semi No. 206,925.

To a/ZZ whom fm/ay concern:

Be' it known that I, MARTIN T. WHITE, a

citizenf of the United States, residing at Chestnutblufl, in the county of Crockett and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Commode, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates-to improvements in commodes.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of commodes and to provide a simple'and comparatively inexpensive one which will be strong and durable and which will be especially adapted for use by sick and inrm persons.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character having a rest for the head of the patient, capable of adjustment, whereby the head of the patient may ALes be supported in a comfortable position.

With these and other objects in view the invention consistsv in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being under-l stood that various-changes in the form, proportion, sIze, and minor detalls of construction within the scope of the claims may be lor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a commode constructed in accordance with this invention. 2 is an end elevation ofthe same, illustrating the construction of the head-rest. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 4 isa transverse sectional View. Fig. 5 is a plan view.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the'figures of the drawings.

1 designates a commode which is in the form of a long narrow' stool and which comprises an oblong top or seat Q, supportedat the ends by front and rear legs 3 and 4. The top has rounded or beveled side edges 5 and is provided near its rear end with a commodeopening 6, and it is provided also with a taper- `ing front portion 7. The rear leg is of the same width as the rear end of the top, while the front leg isprovided with a tapered upper portion 8. rEhe upper end of the front leg is of the Ysame width as the front end of the top.

The legs are braced between their ends by ahorizontal shelf or support 9, suitably secured to the legs and adapted to support a vessel, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The rear portion oi' the shelf or support is provided at its upper face with parallel strips 10, forming stops and adapted to prevent the vessel from slipping laterally from between the support and the top of thedevice. The side pieces or strips extend forwardlfrom the rear leg and terminate short of the front leg. The vessel .is introduced into the space between the shelf or support and the top at the front portion of the device and Ais removed at that point.

The front of the device is provided with a 'head-rest consisting of a vertically-adjustable bar or member 11 and a head-receiving portion 12, secured to the upper end of the bar and extending laterally therefrom. The bar or member 11 is provided with longitudinal slots 13 for the reception of bolts 14 or other suitable fastening devices for securing the head-rest in its adjustment.

The device is especially advantageous for sick, infirm, and khelpless patients. It yis adapted to be arranged with one end close to a bed in a convenient position for a patient to straddle it, and it will require but little effort for him to move or be moved forward onto the device and backward therefrom to the bed.

Having thus full-y described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

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rest arranged at the front of the stand and extending upward therefrom, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described, consisting of a narrow stand adapted to be straddled by a patient and comprising a tixed top or seat of substantially oblong form provided at the back with a commode-opening, front and rear legs supporting the top or seat, a iixed support located beneath the top or seat for holding a vessel, the said device being open at the sides to permit the vessel to be placed on and removed from the support, and a headrest arranged at the front of the stand and disposed transversely of the same, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a fixed top or seat of substantially oblong form adapted to be straddled by a patient, having a commode-opening, front and rear legs supporting the top or seat, a fixed support located beneath the top or seat for holding a vessel, said device being open at the sides to permit the vessel to be placed on and removed from the support, a head-rest comprising a bar adjustably secured to the front leg and extending above the top or seat, and a headreceiving portion carried by the upper end of the bar and disposed transversely ot' the device, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a narrow fixed top or seat having a commode-opening, legs arranged at the ends of the top or seat, a combined brace and support'l iixed to and connecting the legs below the top or seat, and side pieces mounted on the support and extending from one leg and terminating short oi' the other to form entrancespaces at the sides of the device to permit the vessel to be placed on and removed from the combined brace and seat, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a narrow iixed top or seat adapted to be straddled by a patient and provided at its rear end with a commode-opening and having a tapered front portion, `iront and rear legs supporting the top or seat, the upper portion of the front leg being tapered, a combined brace and support iixed to and connecting the legs below the top or seat and spaced from the latter, and a head-rest secured to the front leg and extending above the top or seat and provided with a head-receiving portion, substantially as described.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto a'liixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Vitnesses:

J. l. BALDRIDGE, JNO. H. PERRY. 

